After the severe disappointment Chelsea suffered in Paris the feeling of dismay seemed to dissipate over the weekend and there was a number of fans at the Stoke game that told me that we were in for another big Champions League night.

By the time Tuesday night rolled around, the belief was contagious and we expected a performance against Paris Saint-Germain.

One of the reasons why the 3-1 loss in the away leg hurt so much was because the manner in which we conceded the goals and while the Parisian side is good, they are certainly nothing special and that showed last night.

The visitors simply did not have an answer for Jose Mourinho’s tactical genius and lacked the never-say-die attitude of the Chelsea squad.

David Luiz was guilty of a number of errors at the Parc des Princes last week but more than made up for that with the effort he put in at Stamford Bridge. The Brazilian was everywhere and controlled the midfield alone as Frank Lampard toiled, but not as much as Thiago Motta and Blaise Matuidi struggled to cope with Luiz.

His countryman Willian also put in a very good performance and Cesar Azpilicueta was rock solid as always. Samuel Eto’o also put in a good shift for a man that had only just returned from injury and may not have been 100 per cent.

But it was Andre Schurrle that provided the urgency that was lacking early on with his direct running and the German got the goal that he deserved, before an unlikely hero in Demba Ba popped up to fire his way into Chelsea folklore.

Mourinho says it does not matter which team his side draws itself against in the semi-final as all the games are tough at that stage of the competition and Chelsea aren’t the sort of side that will shy aware from a big opponent.

However, the victory did not come without a downside as Eden Hazard, who came off early, is set to be out for a a minimum of two weeks with a calf injury.

Chelsea have now reached the last four of the Champions League for the seventh time in 11 seasons, can they go on to repeat the heroics of 2012?

There was certainly a sense of déjà vu for Edinson Cavani and Ezequiel Lavezzi, who were knocked out of the competition by the Blues with Napoli that year under similar circumstances.